Rebecca Simes
Lymphoedema Therapist, Pilates Teacher, Registered Nurse
Rebecca was born in New Zealand and grew up in Wellington. She has always had an interest in wellbeing and travelled to India to practise and learn Ashtanga Yoga with Sri K Patabhi Jois in Mysore. Subsequently she moved back to NZ with her husband to raise their family. During this time she continued to teach yoga and nurse. She also completed a Diploma of Ayurvedic Diet and Lifestyle Management through Wellpark College in Auckland and studied the Non-Linear Movement Method with Michaela Boehm in Australia.
A Registered Nurse, she completed her Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Sydney. Rebecca has over 25 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in Oncology, Orthopaedics and Respiratory Medicine as well as Primary Care.
She has completed ALERT Lymphoedema Training Program for health professionals through Macquarie University, Sydney Australia to become a qualified Lymphoedema Therapist. Trained in Manual Lymphatic drainage for Lymphoedema and Lipedema clients, Compression Therapy and measuring for garments.
Rebecca’s clients include those rehabilitating from cancer or cancer treatments, clients who are recovering from athletic injuries or chronic fatigue and those who are looking for relaxation of the sympathetic nervous system.
She has also completed her Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training and teaches pilates classes for Cancer Rehab and Lymphoedema/Lipedema management.
Rebecca’s passion is to support people to feel their best at whatever stage of life they are in and she uses the skills and experience she has accumulated over the years to inform her.
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